Angelica Sandez wants to study aerospace or mechanical engineering at the Imperial College London in England after she graduates this spring from Career Technical Education Charter High School in Fresno. Her dad is still struggling with the idea that his youngest child could wind up at a college half a...
Second Lawsuit Claims City’s Scoring of Cannabis Applicants Flawed
The city of Fresno is facing yet another cannabis lawsuit, and if Perfect Union gets its way, the entire licensing process may be halted. Fresno County Superior Court Judge Mark Cullers will hear the marijuana retailer's request — known as a stay — at a hearing next week. Perfect Union...
Special Report: Small Farmers Struggle as Ag Titans Boswell, Vidovich Wheel Water for Profit
Farmers in the heart of California’s agricultural belt – Kings County – sense something is awry with their water supplies. In this intensively farmed, perennially dry county, water is leaving at a concerning rate. “We’ve all seen it,” said walnut farmer Steve Walker. “We haven’t sat down and put dye...
Feds in Valley Crack Down on Fentanyl as US Overdose Deaths Eclipse 103,000
After the CDC said that a record 103,300 Americans died of drug overdoses in one year, the rise of illicit fentanyl was on full display at the federal courthouse in Fresno on Thursday. U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced the indictments of two men in two separate cases involving fentanyl....
Westlands, Other Valley Groundwater Plans Come up Short: State
Four groundwater plans in the Central Valley — including those for Westlands Water District, Chowchilla Water District, and the Merced and Eastern San Joaquin subbasins — don’t show how they will protect water quality, keep drinking water wells from going dry, or stop already sinking land from sinking further, according...
Inflation Stresses Valley Food Bank. Can You Help Feed the Hungry?
A combination of food and labor shortages, coupled with inflationary prices, has increased food insecurity in the Central Valley. The Central California Food Bank provides free meals to thousands of individuals and families every single month across Fresno, Madera, Tulare, Kings, and Kern counties. However, because of the pandemic, food...
$1 Trillion Bill Brings Billions to the Valley. What Are the Projects?
Two Fresno area Democrats who attended the signing of President Joe Biden's $1 billion infrastructure bill into law on Monday say the package will improve the lives of Valley residents and strengthen the local economy. "Today marks a new beginning for our nation. This transformative bill secures millions for San Joaquin Valley water systems, roads, ports, broadband, public transit,...
Embattled Fresno County Social Services Director Leaving
The embattled director of Fresno County social services will resign his position effective Dec. 10 to take a new job in Los Angeles County. Delfino Neira came under fire when social workers revealed that foster children were living in unsanitary conditions at Department of Social Services offices. In a Friday...
Man Who Went to Space With Shatner Dies in Plane Crash
HAMPTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. — A man who traveled to space with William Shatner last month was killed along with another person when the small plane they were in crashed in a wooded area of northern New Jersey, according to state police. Glen M. de Vries, 49, of New York City,...
Fresno State Ready to Forget Boise, Prepare for Lobos
Everyone inside the Duncan Athletic Building knew last week's loss to Boise State was ugly. "Those guys are absolutely crushed. They're embarrassed and really hurt," said offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb on how the team felt. Head coach Kalen DeBoer agreed. "There is no one more disappointed than these guys. They're...